Tendulkar is the third goodwill ambassador roped in by IOA after Bollywood actor Salman Khan and ace shooter Abhinav Bindra.

The IOA on Tuesday confirmed that Tendulkar has accepted its offer after the national Olympic body had invited the batting legend to come on board on April 29, the Times of India reported.

“Sachin Tendulkar has accepted our request to become goodwill ambassador of Indian contingent at the Olympics. We have received the official communication from him accepting our request,” IOA Secretary General Rajiv Mehta told PTI.

“We are very happy to have an iconic sportsperson like Mr Tendulkar on board as goodwill ambassador. We are thankful to him. We hope his association and the association of other goodwill ambassadors will take Indian sport forward,” he added.